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Today we are remembering John Bil, sustainable seafood champion, master shucker, restauranteur and all around nice guy.
Bil was an early supporter of the Halifax Oyster Festival and was extremely generous with his time and advice as a host of the festival’s Pearl Jam culinary event and a...

Ring in Oyster Fest with local chefs, oyster producers and bartenders
Back for its second year as an Oyster Festival kick-off is The Pearl Jam, an intimate, chef-focused event hosted by John Bil (owner of Toronto's Honest Weight) and oyster shucking champ Eamon Clark (of Rodney's Oyster House, also in TO) and presented by The...

Oyster Fest is on the horizon, but we don’t blame you if you can’t wait to get your oyster on. If you’re not comfortable shucking at home, fear not: There are plenty of joints in Halifax where you can get ready-to-eat oysters, and many come...

Eamon Clark has won Canadian Oyster Shucking Championship eight times over. His father Rodney owns Rodney’s Oyster House, a seafood-lover’s dream with locations in both Toronto and Calgary. Eamon, of course, is an in-house shucker. We picked his brain about—well—oysters.
As someone with a history of...

You've probably seen this before, but in case you need to brush up on your skills from Taste of Nova Scotia:
If you love fresh Nova Scotia Oysters as much as we do, you probably already know that some work is required to access the delicious...

CONTEST ALERT!
Fireworks Gallery is giving away a strand of freshwater pearls to the first festival attendee who finds a pearl in an oyster. The finder can bring the pearl to the Fireworks Gallery tent on site at the festival to redeem their prize.
In 2016...

Hello my beautiful pearls!
We had a fantastic response to our #NationalOysterDay contest last week and I wanted to share some of the #OysterLove that came in! Just so you know, the contest for a room at the Halifax Harbourfront Marriott and tickets to the evening...

August 5th is National Oyster Day (we were certain that was October 1st but no biggie) and we have a contest in store for you to rock your oyster-loving world!
Email us at contests@thecoast.ca and tell us why you love oysters to win:
2 free tickets to...